Patricia A Garrick

Yeah me too. Sounds great! Where are you from?

I'm worried about becoming dehydrated/sick/malnourished from lack of water/food/vitamins etc. Most of all I worry about losing too much weight along with a lot of hair. I am stocking up on Vitamins and Protein Powder mix packs and also Biotin chewable. But I can't let any of thses fears stop me from doing what's good for my health.

Hi! All I can tell you dr. A is the most caring Dr you will find, but besides that he is also a trauma surgeon which is very important in case of an emergency. In or group there are several patients that had revision done by dr. A
Join our group....you will love it! !
Good luck
Oh Dr. A does 2-3 surgeries a day.....

Dr. Altamirano is the BOMB ! This guy is awesome.
Very caring, great bedside manner.

Dr Altamirano definitely gets my vote!! He genuinely cares for his patients. My husband is scheduled for gastric sleeve tomorrow with him. Dr A has quickly answered all our questions via email and has "face timed" with my husband twice. The level of service by Dr A is the absolute best there is! I will be happy to post more updates after we arrive in Tijuana tomorrow and he has his surgery.

My 2cents:
So thinking of going to Mexico to get sleeved? Well, I did it and used the most wonderful,compassionate,personal able Dr. out there. When I researched this procedure I quickly became overwhelmed by all the companies and Dr's out there. I had originally settled on one group who is very big in the Tijuana area. Lived on the boards then started reading stories of the "hospital" care received. Hmmm, better check some more. Did more research and came across Oasis of Hope hospital, and Dr. Carlos Almenterino. The facility he uses is a real hospital with a real ICU unit and blood bank. This was important to me. I skyped with him and that basically sealed the deal. He answered all my questions, he has a DEDICATED team he operates with and they are all rock stars in their fields.
 
My husband was very skeptical of my going and doing this at all, especially in Tijuana. So he accompanied me. We arrived in San Diego and AS SOON as I took my phone out of airplane mode, I had missed calls from my driver waiting to pick us up. Now, that my friends is great customer service. I loved it was a nice private car and not a big bus or van that screamed hey fat lady arriving!!! Our driver Roberto, was very friendly and quite entertaining! Took us to the hospital where we were introduced to the receptionist and she helped us along the way paperwork etc. She even ordered my husband dinner that night, now once again SERVICE.
 
Got all checked in, had my bloodwork,EKG, and X-rays done. Staff was so efficient and so nice. One stick my IV was in, His internist came in to speak with me, the anesthesiologist came in to speak with me. Then wheeled off to surgery not long after that. Surgery went perfectly, I awoke and didn't even feel like I had been intubated, no scratchy sore throat nothing. Very little pain, discomfort but not pain. Dr. checked on me everyday. If I had a question, pm'd him and had answers not long after asking a question. He is on top of his practice that is a fact. I have never received such personal care from a physician. Two day stay in hospital, all the staff was very skilled and friendly. I did have issues the last night with some swelling from my IV, once it was removed NO BRUISiNG, they are good! I always bruise. That was another thing I looked at with other patients from other groups, they looked like they had been beaten after the Dr's and staff were done with them, no not me!!!
 
I choose to stay at the hotel instead of the recovery house. We were assigned a personal valet the entire day! REALLY?!? Wow, so nice and such personalized care. I loved that we were not herded in big groups as other tourism companies do. I had contacted Dr. That day about an issue, and he said I needed a certain prescription and he would have Roberto get it for me. I thought when we left the next morning. Oh no, 9pm knock on the door was Roberto verifying what I needed, and went out to get it. That's SERVICE y'all. I was sad I didn't get a picture with the good Dr. he said we would make sure we did. Well, bright and early that morning he showed up at our hotel to take that picture and visit. He is Dr. Amazing as he has been so well nick named. He lives up to his reputation, best most personalized care ever received. My hubby was super impressed with the whole Bariatric Pal team!!! Our drive to the airport was so fun, you want entertainment check out Big Roberto! Loved him!!!!!
 
So if you are looking for personalize,skilled,perfectionist care check Dr. out. I promise you won't be sorry and you won't be herded around in big labeled vans saying hey I'm here for surgery!! Any questions please feel free to contact me.

Dr. Altamirano was my Doctor for the sleeve. I was sleeved on July 27, 2015. I am 61 years old with multiple co-morbidities with a BMI between 32 and 35 for several years. I did a lot of research and choose Dr. Altamirano. He has great medical credentials and he also works as an emergency room physician with a trauma background (which for me meant he can address critical issues that might occur). He was responsive to all my questions both via email and video chat (Skype). He meet with me prior to surgery and every day I was in the hospital and the recovery house. I have the ability to follow up with him post op as well. Not only is he a great surgeon, he is passionate about bariatric surgery and the long term benefits that can be derived from it. He genuinely cares about my well being and I am an active participant in this medical process.
In addition he has established a great support group made up of his patients. This is a very open and honest group who share the good, the bad and the ugly (but mostly good). This added bonus is another reason I choose him as my doctor.
Just to be fair, I meet two patients of Dr. F. Zavalva, both nurses, who were very pleased him.
Bariatric Pal provides two recovery houses for patients who use their services and access to a nutritionist. I stayed two days in the hospital which I appreciated and then to the recovery house where I was taken care of and watched over to make sure I was on the road to recovery. I meet the staff and other patients and Dr. Altamirano checked on me. There are pictures of the recovery houses on Dr. Carlos Altamirano Cano's website http://www.doctoraltamirano.com.
I also can not say enough "good things" about the Bariatric Pal staff and support. A#1 in my book. If you work with BP (regardless of the doctor you ultimately pick - my choice is Dr. Altamirano!) you will be well cared for.

Ok thank you Belinda???? I'll make a Facebook account now.

TrishaAnn request to be my friend on FB.I can add you to our support group.You can chat with other patients,the coordinators and the doctor. My name is Belinda Brown Gilbert on FB.

$4199 is the price.Includes 2 nights in hospital and 2 night at recovery house.

@@belindadcns, yes I would like more information on him. Many we can plan to go together. I don't want to travel alone???? thank you????

I am using Dr.Altamarino. He is a Bariatric Pal doctor. They have a special for $4199(2 nights in hospital and 2 in recovery house). If you would like more info let me know.He also does Skype consults.

Is there anyone planning on have Bariatric surgery in Tijuana Mexico in December of 2015 before the holidays?